0006221: Ability to export modified entity to a custom def - The Dark Mod Bugtracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0006221	DarkRadiant	GUI	public	09.01.2023 16:40	16.01.2023 19:14

Reporter	MirceaKitsune	Assigned To
Priority	low	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	new	Resolution	open
Platform	Linux	OS	Manjaro	OS Version	Stable
Product Version	3.7.0

Summary	0006221: Ability to export modified entity to a custom def
Description	When using the Entity menu (n key by default), it would make sense to have a button to export the selected entity to a custom def. This would make it easier to create a common customized ent you can instance multiple times on your map, without needing to manually do so in a text editor. A practical example: You want to have a custom city watch used multiple times. First you add an atdm:ai_citywatch to the map. Then set custom stuff like skin, def_head, def_vocal_set, etc. There would now be a button labeled Export, which when clicked prompts you for a file name and custom entity name. This will create or override the entity atdm:my_citywatch in file def/my_file.def for instance, creating an entity which starts with "inherit atdm:ai_citywatch" followed by all custom spawnargs set by the mapper. The reverse should also be allowed with an Import button: When used on the selected entity, its "classname" is transformed into its "inherit" and other spawnargs are copied backwards to reproduce the defined entity on the map. This would make it overall easier to edit any definition and quickly create your own versions locally.
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Frost_Salamander 09.01.2023 18:52 reporter ~0015737	when you click a property in the entity tab, a 'show definition' button appears. Pressing that gives you a definition you can then copy/paste into an editor. Would that be enough?

MirceaKitsune 10.01.2023 00:36 reporter ~0015739	I use the Show Definition button a lot, it's definitely extremely helpful. In this case I'm suggesting a different feature that would work alongside it: The ability to use the entity editor GUI to save entities in a custom def, instead of having to manually use a text editor for the task. Using an editor isn't that difficult but when you want to do everything from DR and its GUI and visualize it I think such a simple thing would makes sense to have.

Frost_Salamander 16.01.2023 19:14 reporter ~0015790	I just realised I misinterpreted what 'show definition' does. I think I must have clicked a property that was in fact another entity (e.g. classname), because it shows the definition of whatever the property value is that you've clicked, not the entity you are viewing. Then if you add/override properties they don't get shown. So yeah, an 'export' option would be really useful here. I would use it all the time, starting with the AI entities...

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
09.01.2023 16:40	MirceaKitsune	New Issue
09.01.2023 18:52	Frost_Salamander	Note Added: 0015737
10.01.2023 00:36	MirceaKitsune	Note Added: 0015739
16.01.2023 19:14	Frost_Salamander	Note Added: 0015790